Before (end of 1986) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Billing2 seats
| R. Linnett | Conservative | 1,345 |
| C. Morgan | Conservative | 1,293 |
| S. Newcombe | Labour | 634 |
| D. Robinson | Labour | 612 |
| D. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 565 |
| B. Woodgett | Lib/Sdp | 502 |
Lumbertubs2 seats
| C Ferrier | Conservative | 857 ✓ |
| T Bailey | Labour | 838 ✓ |
| D Usmar | Conservative | 779 |
| J Rawlings | Labour | 761 |
| C Foot | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
| V Baldwin | Lib/Sdp | 357 |
| C Bacchus | Green | 84 |
Nene Valley2 seats
| M. Lloyd | Conservative | 2,363 ✓ |
| Johanna Morris | Conservative | 2,267 ✓ |
| M. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 1,351 |
| G. Toseland | Lib/Sdp | 1,259 |
| M. O'Leary | Labour | 1,143 |
| K. Peacock | Labour | 1,072 |
| E. Lander | Green | 190 |
New Duston2 seats
| P Dowdy | Conservative | 1,611 ✓ |
| R. Walden | Conservative | 1,561 ✓ |
| E Bridle | Labour | 1,057 |
| T. Turner | Labour | 953 |
| D Long | Lib/Sdp | 422 |
Park2 seats
| C. Benton | Conservative | 1,765 ✓ |
| D. Browne | Conservative | 1,738 ✓ |
| A. Fox | Lib/Sdp | 1,001 |
| C. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 865 |
| A. Deasy | Labour | 566 |
| P Geraghty | Labour | 536 |
| E. Brayne | Green | 143 |
South2 seats
| R. Cumberpatch | Conservative | 1,038 ✓ |
| F. Evans | Conservative | 1,034 ✓ |
| B. Cuff | Labour | 653 |
| P. Witt | Labour | 622 |
| P. Scaife | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| P. Scaife | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
| J. Meikle | Green | 137 |
St Crispin2 seats
| A Howes | Labour | 768 ✓ |
| G Walker | Labour | 724 ✓ |
| N Clarke | Conservative | 666 |
| M Mannan | Conservative | 541 |
| S Hinds | Lib/Sdp | 241 |
| B Newton | Green | 186 |
St. Albans2 seats
| H. Biley | Labour | 933 ✓ |
| Robert Orville Johnson | Labour | 892 ✓ |
| P. Baker | Conservative | 673 |
| I. Markie | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| D. Levins | Conservative | 603 |
| J. Choo Yin | Lib/Sdp | 497 |
St. Georges2 seats · turnout 50.7%
| P. Larratt | Conservative | 1,172 ✓ |
| W. Massey | Conservative | 1,165 ✓ |
| B. Druker | Labour | 964 |
| H. Hamilton | Labour | 854 |
| S. Hill | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 466 |
| R. Baldwin | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 449 |
| R. Shilson | Green | 76 |
Welford2 seats
| R. Liddington | Conservative | 1,373 ✓ |
| L. Percival | Conservative | 1,157 ✓ |
| Barry Kirby | Labour | 587 |
| J. Allenby | Lib/Sdp | 576 |
| J. Bigley | Labour | 573 |
| B. Meade | Lib/Sdp | 520 |
Weston2 seats
| P Halliwell | Conservative | 2,055 ✓ |
| Arthur Stimpson | Conservative | 2,037 ✓ |
| D Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 824 |
| P McLeavy | Lib/Sdp | 807 |
| R Hughes | Labour | 586 |
| C Richards | Labour | 504 |